to gamble
→
to risk
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | κῠβεύω | |
| meaning 1 | to play dice | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to risk, to set on stake | κ. καὶ κινδυνεύειν περὶ τοῖς φιλτάτοις; κ. τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἄρην; τὸ κυβευθὲν πνεῦμα to put at risk the most precious things, to dare to fight the Argo people, life out at stake |
| reference | ||
| comment | from κύβος 'dice' | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Hungarian | |
| lexeme 1 | kockáz(ik) | |
| lexeme 2 | kockáztat | |
| meaning 1 | to gamble | Szíriai kereskedőkkel kockázott, s a perdülő kockán elúszott Szindbád vagyonkája. (Krúdy Gyula) He gambled with Syrian merchants, and Sindbád's fortune was lost on the spinning stake. (Gyula Krúdy) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to risk | Állását, életét, becsületét kockáztatja. Nagy összegeket kockáztat. He risks his job, his life, his honor. He risks large sums of money. |
| reference | MEK 1978 | |
| comment | The verb kockáztat is derived using the suffix -tat- with causative meaning. |
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